Tamil Nadu CM ordered the immediate contribution of Rs 10 crores to TS GOVT

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Oct 20, 2020, 06:42 PM

Tamil Nadu CM ordered the immediate contribution of Rs 10 crores to TS GOVT

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami wrote to his counterpart in Telangana, K Chandrashekar Rao, conveying condolences to those bereaved by the rain and floods in parts of the state.

As a token of support and solidarity, Palaniswami also ordered the immediate contribution of Rs 10 crores from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund to the government of Telangana. KCR acknowledged the support offered by Palaniswami and also thanked him.

Besides the monetary contribution, the Tamil Nadu government is also sending bankers and mats as relief material to the affected families. Palaniswami also assured Rao that the Tamil Nadugovernment was ready to render any other assistance as required by the Telangana government.

"Your efficient and quick handling of the disaster and the response of your government in providing relief and rescue operations have quickly mitigated the adverse effects of the floods," TN CM wrote in the letter to KCR.

This comes at a time when Hyderabad city and few other districts of Telangana have had no respite from intermittent spells of rain over the last few days. The forecast for the next five days also warns of heavy to very heavy rainfall over isolated places over the state.

KCR exhorted industrialists, traders, business establishments and others to also come forward and extend help to the people affected due to heavy rain and floods. He wanted them to donate generously to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund for taking up relief measures.